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300-410 Practice Question: Consider the following partial configuration on a…

Consider the following partial configuration on a Cisco IOS-XE switch:

monitor session 1 source interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 both monitor session 1 destination interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2

What is the effect of this configuration?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

✓

It copies all traffic received and transmitted on GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/2.

This configures a local SPAN session that copies traffic from GigabitEthernet1/0/1 (both ingress and egress) to GigabitEthernet1/0/2 for monitoring.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • ✓

    It copies all traffic received and transmitted on GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/2.

    Why this is correct

    The 'both' keyword specifies both ingress and egress traffic.

  • ✗

    It copies only ingress traffic from GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/2.

    Why it's wrong here

    The 'both' keyword includes egress as well.

  • ✗

    It copies only egress traffic from GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/2.

    Why it's wrong here

    The 'both' keyword includes ingress as well.

  • ✗

    It copies traffic from GigabitEthernet1/0/2 to GigabitEthernet1/0/1.

    Why it's wrong here

    Source and destination are clearly defined; direction is from source to destination.

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